The race of Dwarves whose halls were at Belegost,the northernmost of the two great Dwarf-cities that stood in the Blue Mountains during the First Age.They had generally better relations with the Elves than their neighbours in Nogrod and as well as being responsible for the building of Menegroth,they fought bravely beside Elves and Men during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
The Dwarves of Erebor :
The Dwarves who dwelt in the halls of Erebor,beneath the Lonely Mountain.They were dispossessed of their immense wealth by Smaug,who sacked their kingdom but they famously reclaimed their inheritance many years later under the leadership of Thorin Oakenshield.
The Dwarves of Khazad-d�m :
The Dwarves of Durin's Folk who mined and worked mithril for long ages in the halls of Khazad-d�m and who had the friendship of the Elves of Eregion during the Second Age.
The Dwarves of Moria :
The Dwarves of Durin's Folk who with Durin the Deathless founded Moria and dwelt there for long ages until the awakening of Durin's Bane.
